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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

IN TIME for the beginning of Christmas season in the Philippines, Asiatravel.com is bringing over sale packages for up to 75% off with 0% installment both on international and domestic travel bookings.

The Philippine Travel Mart which will be held at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, will be held on September 1-3, 2017. Celebrating its 28th year, PTM will also highlight the Visit ASEAN @ 50 Golden Anniversary celebration which will present more than 50 tour deals across the Philippines. There will be cultural events, national costume competition, cultural dance competition, and tourism quiz bee.

As one of the leading online travel agencies in the Philippines, Asiatravel.com has continuously establish its competitive brand by participating in activities that upkeep the stream of Philippine Tourism. It was awarded as the Philippine Travel Mart’s Top Grosser for 2015 and 2016.

Moreover, it was recognized for the 4th time as the Best Online Travel Agency by the TTG Travel Awards Asia Pacific for its contribution in the Tourism industry.

It is Asia’s leading online travel company that offers a global inventory of over 8 million travel products worldwide. Its online booking feature for all-inclusive packages strongly appeals to travelers seeking convenience, instant confirmation and extra savings.

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Get ready to indulge yourself in one legendary night of nostalgic music from the biggest veterans and rising names in the OPM industry!

Mallillin Music Production (Erasmo and Nitoy Mallillin) brings you Musikahan Noon at Ngayon Concierto, a musical event gathering the brightest names that gave a whole spin to Original Pilipino Music (OPM) today and way back to be held at the Music Museum on December 8, 2017.

Catch the #throwback fever as legendary 60s, 70s and 80s bands Boyfriends with Gary Ariola and Bob Guzman;Male Rigor of VST & Co.; Jun and Nitoy Mallillin of ABRAKADABRA; and Big 3 Sullivans, rock the stage with their upbeat and notable songs that topped the music charts. The legends will also be joined by rising OPM stars Elha Mae Nympha “The Voice Kids Champion Season 2”, Kyle Echarri “The Voice Kids Season 2 Finalist”, Zendee “The Viral Random Girl”, and Go Girl Dancers.

Boyfriends, VST & Co., ABRAKADABRA, and Big 3 Sullivans thrived in the music scene from 1960s to the 80s, sporting the Manila Sound genre, the predecessor of the all popular OPM.

Pioneering Manila Sound is the iconic all-male band VST& Co. that stepped into the limelight in the late 70s. Now actors Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon were former members of the disco group, as well as Val Sotto, Male, Spanky and Roger Rigor, and others. Their hit singles include the all-time favorites “Rock baby, Rock”, “Ikaw Lang ang Aking Mahal’, “Awitin Mo, Isasayaw Ko”, and “Ipagpatawad Mo”.

The Boyfriends, on the other hand, swooned the hearts of many through their pop and disco harmonies. Dubbed as “The Bee Gees of the Philippines”, their music has been looked upon for giving light despite the then Martial Law, and has influenced the modern genres in the country now known to us as OPM. Their hits include the popular “Sumayaw, Sumunod”, “Dahil Mahal Kita”, and “Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal”.

Joining the roster of iconic disco bands is ABRAKADABRA comprised of the Mallillin brothers Jun and Nitoy. ABRAKADABRA fronted the Rock Expo Battle of the Bands, and topped charts with their singles like “Bote Diyaryo”.

Lastly, Big 3 Sullivans that rose to fame in the 60s and 70s with their hit songs “May Pulis sa Ilalim ng Tulay” at “Kahulugan ng Nunal” will join the stage as well for one night of spectacular musical throwback.

Bringing life to contemporary OPM and today’s popular hits include Elha Mae Nympha, winner of the second season of The Voice Kids in 2015; Filipino-American singer Kyle Echarri who was also a finalist in the season two of The Voice Kids; Global and internet sensation Zendee who rose to prominence because of her viral video singing “I Will Always Love You” that lead her to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show; as well as the Go Girl Dancers. Front acts are Martin Velasques and Amelia Robert.

Event producer Erasmo and Nitoy Mallillin shared that the concert will be a breakthrough in the music scene as it combines talents in one show to give the audience the best entertainment value for their money.

“This show encompasses around five to six generations so you can imagine how superbly entertaining all the legends of OPM onstage with the upcoming stars of this generation will be, in terms of their skill, style and impact,” he further shared.

Musikahan Noon at Ngayon Concierto! will be held in the Music Museum at December 8, 2017, 7:00 PM. Tickets range from P2, 500, P2, 000, P1, 500 and P600.00 and will distributed by Ticket World.

Don’t miss this once in a lifetime extravagant event of the best OPM artists in the country! (PR)

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

NorthPine Land, Inc. (NLI) one of the country’s trusted
property developers, makes another move towards effective community service
through its regular dental mission in Dasmariñas City.

NLI is keen on spreading healthy smiles to communities.
During the recent activity, over 50 residents of the area received free tooth
extraction services and medicines.

“At NorthPine, we like to promote healthy communities by
educating people and providing medical assistance. This is part of the bigger
purpose of changing the landscape of the areas we develop. The community has
NorthPine as partners throughout these steps towards change,” shared NLI GM,
Mr. Ferdinand Macabanti.

NLI’s impressive portfolio of projects in South Luzon,
Eastern Manila and recently Central Luzon, carved its niche in the real estate
industry. With its ultimate mission of making dreams come to life, NLI believes
in engaging people in its venture. For over 20 years of being in the business,
the company has been doing special activities benefiting areas in Cavite where
most of its prime developments are located.

NLI vows to make more meaningful programs to carry out this
mission and effect sustainable results in many communities.

In the medical world, proper use of words is highly called for because a simple mistake could complicate things usually unwanted for the patients. Because this field has full of jargons that mostly are too technical to not easily be sifted and digested by the general public, putting them in a layman’s term is indeed helpful.

A good example of which are the words “side effect” and “main effect”. These, are more often than not, interchanged or used instead of the other. Doing so is not just wrong but also dangerous to the people’s health.

A side effect of any substance pertains to the result beyond the main or primary action that is intended by the physician giving drug prescription. The doctor, likewise, foresees this extra consequence.

For instance, the patient might not be conscious of the side effect of unwanted hair growth elsewhere on the body while using vasodilator drug called Minoxidil to treat hypertension. The physician, nevertheless, is very well aware about it, as well as other implications, such as burning or irritation of the eye, itching, and redness or irritation at the treated area. By and large, doctors suggest that patients should ignore the side effects unless serious and often alert the sick persons about their likelihood.

But not all the side effects are boon. They are bane, too, hence, they are often used as a therapeutic benefit in the pharmaceutical industry. Like the Minoxidil which, initially was developed to treat high blood pressure. People taking it reported an unusual side effect: Hair began to grow on various parts of their bodies. In this case, the downside of the drug is controlled and employed for a beneficial and therapeutic effect judiciously. It is noted that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved prescription of two percent (2%) Minoxidil topical solution for hair loss in men in 1988 and for women in 1992.

An adverse effect, on the other hand, is identified as an outcome wherein the reaction occurs over and beyond the main and wanted action of a medicine. Both the physician and the patient don’t know about it as a consequence of taking such treatment. It can happen simply due to incorrect dosage. Undesirably, this is very harmful as it can exacerbate the prognosis of the disease. Occasionally, if the adverse effect is too serious, there might be a need for hospitalization.

Just like the Sildenafil Citrate— a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its most common adverse reactions (≥ 2%) include headache, flushing, dyspepsia, abnormal vision, nasal congestion, back pain, myalgia, nausea, dizziness and rash. Patients should seek emergency treatment if an erection lasts over four hours. Patients should stop Sildenafil Citrate and seek medical care if a sudden decrease or loss of hearing and also that of vision in one or both eyes.

Since side effects paired with adverse effects can be fatal and need to be reversed or given antidote immediately, a very extra cautious effort not to interchange them with the main effects in the prescription process must be always observed. After all, it’s the lives of patients at stake here.

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Thursday, August 24, 2017

The
Elvis Presley of the Philippines is Back! One of the country's all-time
most-loved singer-actors will stage his very first full concert after more than
28 years!

EDDIE
MESA headlines a show that will keep us rockin' and rollin' all night long as
he takes us through the journey of his career spanning 4 decades. Joining
him are PILITA CORRALES, CHRISTOPHER DE
LEON EDGAR MORTIZ TIRSO CRUZ III, RAMON RJ JACINTO CIARA SOTTO THE HOTLEGS AND
OF COURSE THE ACTORS OF THE EIGENMANN CLAN NAMELEY, MICHAEL DE MESA, RYAN,
GEOFF, MAX, GABBY, ANDI EIGENMANN, SID LUCERO AND CHERIE GIL.

The
concert, which is directed by Bert de Leon with musical direction of Mel
Villena, will take you back in time as the star-studded line-up perform classic
songs from the 50s all the way to the current hit songs.

Produced
by MYOWNMANN PRODUCTIONS, INC With
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Palawan's loudest and most level up Hair and Make Up Artist is Bong Villanueva, originally from Zamboanga, Bong career in salon industry started in Casa Bonette, an old time parlor in Rizal Avenue own originally by Boyet Martin.

Bong already made his carve as one travelling HMU of Puerto Princesa City, he occasionally go abroad or stay in Manila for some showbiz gigs, from one salon to another and to another town, Bong Villanueva salon branches not just in some municipality of Palawan, but also in Metro Manila.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Recipent of both Tony and Drama Desk for
Best Musical and Grammy award for Best Musical Show Album, " Monty
Python's Spamalot " debuted Manila on July 28, 2017. A musical stage
adaptation from the 1975 film, " Monty Python And The Holy Grail, "
with book and lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle.
Financially and critically successful, the original Broadway production opened
in 2005 and has been staged and toured across North America, United Kingdom,
Spain, West End, among others. This musical revolved on the story of the
legendary King Arthur (Lorenz Martinez), the Knights Of The Round Table and
their quest for the Holy Grail. Lady Of The Lake (Rachel Alejandro and Carla
Guevara-Laforteza), a mythical creature guided their journey. Produced by
Upstart Productions Incorporated, a company founded by three acclaimed and
veteraned actors Joel Trinidad, Onyl Torres and Noel Trinidad was responsible
for the Manila run of the Arthurian legend musical.

Directors Joel Trinidad and Nicky Trivino made
a very good scale through comparison and contrast. Balance and weight were
created through stage blocking and business. Articulation, enunciation and
pronunciation of the actors were such a dynamic. The consistency of the accent
was a gem of the show. Very pleasing to hear were the rhyming on the line being
thrown and line being sung. Martinez who played as King Arthur was perfect
choice. Laforteza starred as Lady Of The Lake was a terrific, melodific and
comedic onstage. An impressive and interpretative performance and beautiful
wearing those creations by Libiran. Filipino celebrated designer Francis
Libiran, known for his signature art deco and applique, created five brand-new
medieval gowns tailored specifically to be worn by Lady Of The Lake. The shining,
shimmering and glittering gown were a hit, a beauty that speaks about her
character. Set design by Ed Lacson Jr. and lighting by Meliton Roxas Jr. and
Jethro Nibaten complemented the view and the mood. Designers Odit Satre, Jaylo
Conanan and Francis Libiran made a realistic and periodic impression through
their costumes. Watching this show on the afternoon of July 29 was delightfully
hilarious from the beginning to the end. And I am thankful for the invitation.

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Theater veteran Bart Guingona and Mikkie Bradshaw - Volante will portray the roles of Ray and Una in the forthcoming play BLACKBIRD written by David Harrower.

About the play:
Una, a 27-year-old woman, comes to visit Ray, a 55-year-old man, at his office. They are clearly not comfortable in other's company, and we soon find out why: 15 years before, when Una was only twelve, Ray seduced Una over the course of three months and finally took her away to a hotel for the weekend. Ray spent several years in prison for statutory rape, and Una was ostracized from her community after the incident. Now, she has found him by accident, and the play delves into their complex feelings for each other. Though clearly, and definitional, sexual abuse has occurred, the play that ensues is also part of a love story -- a horrible love story, but a love story all the same.

Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Play, Blackbird is a deeply complex portrayal of two people whose ruined lives are inextricably intertwined. (Synopsis taken from: stageagent.com)

Known top independent Philippine record label Ivory Music and Video teams up with trending online radio station Tee Radio in an exclusive collaboration for a new and anticipated radio segment entitled It’s Tee Time.

It will be a one-hour show dedicated to Tee Radio’s listeners here and abroad to be aired twice a month on Fridays, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM; and aims to interest them in talks about all walks of life, teenage trends and fad, everything under the sun.

Its Tee Time will highlight the most demanded topics that will surely catch the interest of its viewers and listeners. The segment eyes on talking about matters on teenage issues and concerns, music-related topics, human interest stories, and the like.

In view of reaching everyone through social media, the one-hour show will be done in a podcast (audio broadcast) and vodcast (video broadcast) which will be released on Tee Radio’s massively followed Facebook page, as well as in Tee Radio’s mobile app and website, and Ivory Music’s Youtube and Facebook channel.

With more than six million likes on Facebook, Tee Radio is on a roll in its game of being the first online-based radio streaming station in the Philippines.

Established in 2011, Tee Radio enlivens its viewers by catering all interests through music, entertainment, news, and variety programs in just one click.

Because of their immense popularity, Tee Radio was awarded in the 36th People’s Choice Entertainment Awardee for Most Outstanding Trending Portal.

Furthermore, it is now available globally 24/7 with interactive-reach and real-time responses, unlike conventional radios; and can be downloaded on Google Play and the App Store.

Ivory Music’s recognitions for OPM releases and being the exclusive licensee distributor of Sony Music in the Philippines is sure to create a harmonious project with teen-crazed Tee Radio, gearing up a jam-packed show unlike any other.

Last August 11, upcoming pop-rock band Eevee is the guest on its pilot episode of Its Tee Time! Next to look forward to is rising band Iktus coming August 25, as well as Rocker Dad Bradley Holmes.

Don’t miss it! It’s Tee Time, powered by Ivory Music and Video and Tee Radio. (PR)

Striking a life balance is no easy task to do. It requires hard work and dedication which sometimes can be strenuous to achieve. Can you imagine how overtaxing it is to juggle between your career and providing for your loved ones?

Studies have shown that stress is commonly caused by interrelationships, such as having to deal with work issues and family-related complications. If left unresolved over time, it could lead to immune deficiency, which later on, might cause other parts of our body to show signs of disruption like hair loss.

Many of us could attest to that. It’s like always autumnal equinox whenever we experience chronic hair fall, most especially at the prime of stress. At its peak, our white blood cells attack no less than the follicles, thus causing alopecia. What’s more, anxiety could drive your mane into a prolonged resting phase, which is called telogen effluvium.

Stress experienced by the body or beyond our coping resources could trigger hair loss symptoms, which, if not addressed properly, could result to early baldness. Worried about this? Fret no more. You can beat it simply by relaxing, eating or flexing some muscles.

Never underestimate the power of sleep. If you feel that you are over your head in dealing with anxieties, choose to rest it off for a while and recharge.

Let’s get physical to de-stress. It helps release endorphins, or what is known as the happy hormones, that can be beneficial in relieving the tension.

Eat more fruits and veggies. Having these as a staple in your diet will bolster your immunity from disease, which in turn, knock out stress. We can all benefit from the vitamins and minerals of the healthy food we consume.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

More often than not, mental health illnesses are trivialized – to the point that it is apathetically dismissed and ignored as a mere attempt to bring an afflicted individual back on an emotional level that is more acceptable and manageable for the common man. Mental illnesses are frowned upon with a stigma which is harmful to an afflicted individual.

Discomfort Room is an experimental group show attempting to engage that stigma. It is an experiential acceptance; that these problems exist within our material plane of existence, manifesting in our daily lives like broken furniture inside our own homes. The room recreates the space inside our heads, decorated with the pains and illnesses depicted in different types of media. It communicates the ephemeral struggle against a constant burden in an individual’s daily life; and yet it is a safe-space, where the disturbed can realize that they are not alone in their fight.

As art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable, the room is set to comfort or discomfort the occupants.Either way, welcome home.

Curated by WIPOWritten by Wesly Sy

SELECTED ARTISTS:Kris Abrigo Kris Abrigo is a sculptor, a painter and an illustrator, just to name a few. He studied in Fine Arts and majored in Visual Communication in UP Diliman. He has won a national sculpture competition and has had a handful of group shows under his belt. His work has gained much visibility over the years from doing street art for a year and doing illustrations and set designs for magazines, to creating murals for commercial and residential spaces, and crafting design sculptures for a furniture shop.

Gab Baez Gab Baez plays between two ends of the spectrum: the discipline of neatly cropped images and the crude rendering of ghostly visions. Her monochromatic paintings are images of experiences; moments captured by the eyes of others, borrowed as if to live in that reality or perhaps escape her own. She shows how fragmented her thought process can be and still make sense to the person seeing it. Seeing the face of a girl can mean one thing to the artist and another to the viewer. A hand is only a hand until it is transformed by a pun.

Franz CasaclangFranz Oliver Chan Casaclang (FOCC) transforms and channels his ideas through the virtual romance of 3D Graphics and Motion Design, churning in different sources primarily poetry and music and how it activates senses and sensuality. This is why FOCC’s works, although appearing to be arbitrary, carries innuendos that ironically reflects the truth about emotional and social interactions, even its paradoxes. The name speaks for such artistic discovery. FOCC took Visual Communication in the University of the Philippines-Diliman and is currently a Multimedia Officer in one of the country's casinos.

John HeyGraphic Designer and Multimedia artist, John Hey graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication. As a student, he was part of the varsity track and field team and was also a freelance designer and multimedia artist; maximizing his capabilities in different fields and balancing priorities as a student-athlete-artist all at the same time. As a young boy, he would frequently create different characters using clay as he was exposed to anime and cartoons in television. Sculpture is Hey’s main media for his works and his subjects derive from pop culture. In recent events, Hey’s works was part of the Mars Ravelo’s: Early works exhibit held in NCCA last April. The Ravelo family commissioned him to render a few of Mars Ravelos first comic book characters namely: Rita, Gorio, Tekla and Ipe into sculptures. It was the first time in 70 years that these characters where rendered from two dimensional drawings to three dimensional artworks. He currently works as a fulltime art director and graphic designer for an advertising agency and is also pursuing his career in creating designer toys/ Toy art.

Lorenzo Luis HidalgoWith a background in filmmaking, Luis Hidalgo translates his skills into his video art. He draws inspiration from the human body, specifically the eyes. This part of the body becomes a medium to tackle themes such as the influence of media to the present generation and societal perception of current issues and norms. Hidalgo graduated with the degree of Digital Filmmaking at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. In 2016, his thesis film “Nakauwi Na” was a finalist for the short film category.

Jeffrey Jay Jarin The primary concept of Jeffrey Jay Jarin's works are just simple day-to-day moments that basically anyone can relate to. He gives significance to things, places, and feelings that surround us, a common-ground — like plants for example. It is somehow innate to us to consider plants to be just a decorative object, something to fill those plain spaces we have at home, but little do we know about the so called filler, plants have personality, use, benefits and feelings too — just like us.

Visually, Jarin's pieces almost always contain concrete elements to signify the stiffness around us and plants to provide balance between the living and the non-living things. A few other elements that he named “integral organisms” that wander and explore within the space can also be seen, as his representation of one's curiousness and adaptaion to unknown spaces or situation to give us enlightenment of things on a much deeper level.

Jeffrey Jay Jarin received his B.F.A. major in Advertising at the Technological University of the Philippines in 2013. Currently, Jarin dedicates most of his time to being a full time artist.

Doktor Karayom“I am Doktor Karayom. I am the living fear of Russel Trinidad. I’ve taught him how to be brave, alert and inquisitive. I showed him how to be sensitive to things. I used the world of horror as an outlet for him to showcase his feeling. I’ve trained him to use the color red as a more effective tool for his story telling. I’ve instructed him to infuse his feelings in every line and every stroke, base everything on each pulse and emotion. Every new piece has no do over. I’ve taught him to sketch in paper, paint in canvas, and go out the streets and make something out of the walls because I don’t want to limit Russel’s talent and the thing he does. Together we met creative people and friends, ive givent him knowledge on carving and sculpting things. We converse a lot when he gets tired of this reality. I let him enter my domain to talk. During morning, he is awake for his job as a graphic artist. Me on the other hand I wake at night to draw, to carve, and to sculpt and during these hours I watch over him as he dreams and aspire to reach his wish in life. I’ve lent him my courage… and he in turn help me live in this reality.”

Celine LeeBorn in Quezon City, Philippines in 1993, Celine Lee grew up as a city girl. For most of her formative years, Celine always had an appreciation for the arts, most especially in visual arts. What she thought was just a childhood dream, eventually became her career.

She graduated with honors from The University of Santo Tomas in 2015 with a BFA degree Major in Painting. Months after graduating, Celine briefly worked as an intern for Secret Fresh Gallery. On October of that same year, she also had an internship at the Lopez Museum and Library in Pasig. More than a year after graduating, Celine landed her first group show at The Metro Gallery and has since been joining several group shows at different galleries within Metro Manila. Although she graduated as a painting major and was exposed to traditional art, Celine eventually explored different materials and medium for her works. Celine’s fascination of the universe, time, astrology and everything else beyond what people perceive now as absolute truth and what is myth is the inspiration for most of her pieces. What the artist would like to show to the spectators is how science and art can come together as a way not only to teach or show an idea, but to ultimately contribute to the progression and vitality of human life.

Pisssquidhead‘’PISSSQUIDHEAD’’ - is a street / tattoo artist from caloocan city. He is one of the founding members of the street art/graffiti group known as ‘’THE VOID CREW PROJECT’’. In 2007 He graduated from the Technological University of the Philippines taking up product design and development technology, after graduating from TUP he then took up Bachelor of Fine Arts - major in advertising in University of the East Caloocan. While attending school in UE, he ventured into street art, painting his trademark character in different parts of metro manila. He was also active in joining several painting competitions during his time in college. being nspired by other painters and street artist local and International, such as Nemo Aguila, Froilan Calayag, Andres Barroquinto, Osgemeos, Herbert Baglione, Banksy and many more. His works are basically a product of long bus rides, staring at clouds while joining the infamous mosh pit in the MRT, a good stash, and lots of cups of coffee. After finishing his bachelor’s degree, he then again ventured into a different genre in art this time making the human skin as a canvas. He then undergone apprenticeship to Ryan Bernardino and Kenneth Iwarat , two of the best tattoo artist of today. PISS is now a freelance tattoo and visual artist, pursuing his journey in art.

Rafaelle Louise Rafaelle Louise San Agustin approaches painting as an interplay between control and chaos. Appropriating chance with a calculated focus, her works oscillate between action painting and minimalism. San Agustin reflects through painting a personal vision of contemporary existence, combining a wide array of mediums from traditional oil and pigments to acid colored spray paint, recognizing the ordered hierarchy of art while assimilating the sensory overload of living in our urbanized pandemonium. Rafaelle was born in Quezon City, Philippines in 1990.

She currently resides in Fairview and owns an advertising agency in Project 4 where she works as a Digital Marketing Executive and Art Director. She majored in Visual Communication under the College of Fine Arts in the University of the Philippines Diliman (2012). Her shows include The King's Garden, Light & Space Contemporary, Fort Victoria (2014), Light & Space Inaugural Exhibition, Fort Victoria (2014), Ornamental Burnout, 182Artspace, Tainan, Taiwan (2016).

Reuel Yap Rendon

Reuel is a self-taught artist. He quit his job as a hotelier and returned to Philippines and started a career as an artist. Mostly inspired in renaissance, surrealism and pop. His works is juxtaposing cartoons and reality, a kind of reinventing himself and trying new ideas in abstract and figurative art.

Raha RodriguezWhimsical, melancholic, and quirky – three words to describe Raha Rodriguez, a graduate of industrial design who has an eye for upcycling unwanted objects. His designs present materials in a different light, different form, and different use. He has this desire and curiosity for experimentations with merging unconventional methods and materials from which his artistic philosophies also project by constructing a series of sculptural works that are heavily driven from the aesthetics of toys but contesting the notion of toys being just objects, and one for children specifically. Raha wanted to make something that was a little bit more adult in the thematic choices and show that toys could be an avenue to tell an array of stories through infusing heavy themes relating to societal ills involving history-contemporary events to which involves his day to day experiences and of those around him by rendering his pieces to a much lighthearted and indirect approach, a marriage between satire and sincerity; a commentary that usually relates to current events or personalities. The artist consider toys as possessions that does not only offer a series of momentary leisure, but rather something that sets the platform from which indoctrinates a specific societal role for the juvenile individual that contributes to the formation of the persons archaeological identity – thence of larger groups of people constructing society.

Mark Jeffrey R. SantosMark Jeffrey R. Santos is a Visual Artist residing in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines. He studied BS Multimedia arts and Sciences (MAS) in Mapua Institute of Technology where he began his ventures in the creative industry. He studied traditional to digital art, photography, graphic design, and specialized in the field of Film and video not knowing that these are just stepping stones to become an aspiring Visual artist. As of now the entirety of his art focuses mainly on his own experiences. he usually exhibits scenes of his own real-life stories and he translates it into his own vivid world of creatures and oddities.

Red SalongaRed Salonga is a Manila based multimedia artist. A graduate of Asia Pacific College; majored in game design, yet has went back to his roots of traditional mediums. Depressed and Anxious. Transient in terms of skills. Career highlight: Pinto Art Museum Sunflower Mural.

Wesly SyWesly Sy is a copywriter and graphic designer based in Marikina. He took his English degree at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines with a personal bias towards poetry, literary review, and linguistic research. He approaches art and literature as two sides of the same coin, using literary theories and artistic license to achieve a unified message that he hopes will transcend both niches to clearly signify an impactful message. His current art style is an amalgam of techniques he’s picked up on the way from friends and mentors, experimenting and playing with different mediums in the process. His discomforts include depression and anxiety. He performs poetry and has collaborated with a few artists before. He believes that Sisyphus, pushing a boulder up the hill day and night, is happy.

Jose TongThe art and architecture of the Manila-based artist Jose Tong is not a separate practice from his other artistic activities but rather a gesamtkunstwerk which includes installation works, drawings, object design and performance art. His whole opus is an antiestablishmentarian commentary on global and local geopolitical dynamics, global capitalism, class struggle, repressive apparatuses, gender conflict, history and technological inhumanity. His ideas stem from post-Nietzschean ontological problems in the complexity and contradictions in a hyperdense Asian megalopolis. His works doesn’t impose a perfect solution by a singular mind but rather questions, challenges, augments and creates an open-ended narrative in which a community could participate and develop. Simply put, his works are an expression of ultimate freedom unbounded by the fetters of a societal superego – a Hegelian process of constant challenging, restructuring and shapeshifting.

Miguel Lorenzo UyMiguel Lorenzo Uy is a multimedia artist born in Manila. He is acquainted to art at an early age through his love for art books and encyclopedias. His work explores on the ideas of beliefs, hopes, and despair of people and how it affects one’s perception of reality. He is still currently studying at DLS-CSB and is taking up Multimedia Arts to further expand his knowledge and skill in the use of different modes of communication. His first group show was in 2016 at Metro Gallery and from there still continues to practice and explore different forms of media and art.

WipoHis works attempt to explore the relationship between human and corresponding surroundings by progressively learning human behavior. He used to combine the past and present experiences as an opportunity to expand his abilities through constant experimentation. Unconscious movements, automatism, serendipity, bold style of dynamism by infusing abstract and making accidental discoveries are the way of expressing himself. His works focus on the analytical depiction of depression, mental disorders and mental health conditions.

Asking everything "Why?”, curiosity, existentialism, and anxiety attacks are the major influences of Wipo's works. Human behavior and human psychology, emotions and feelings and persona are his main interest. Portrayal of his works are depiction of depression, mental disorders, and mental health conditions.

ABOUT DISTRICT GALLERYDistrict Gallery aims to inspire, engage, excite and connect people through contemporary art. It is a committed to providing a collaborative space and environment for emerging and established artists. It aims to maximize local and global opportunities thru institutional partnerships. The gallery is founded by the ARTIST PLAYGROUND, an arts and performance company.